It was coming. It was coming FOR her. Merlin, she was gonna be spider foo-

She shook her head. Distractions were unwelcome; Alice couldn't focus on the task at hand, and as the huge Acromantula advanced towards her, it was clear that magic would have to be used. But she was distracted.... distracted.... distractions! All she had to do was get the predator into her frenetic state of mind, and there was her advantage. But how exactly was she meant to distract a giant spider?

Hmm. Well. It wanted her as a snack, did it not? Maybe she could provide it with another animal in her place. She couldn't summon a chicken or something, as that was a charm but conjuring something was an option. Just as the thought came to her, she felt her toe stumble over something and send her leg into an immense bout of pain. There wasn't much to think of it, though. At least until she realized what it was, there wasn't.

A rock. A rock. That was... exactly what she needed. Perfect for any sort of transformation spell, and one stood out among the others.

"Piscifors!"With a flash of blue light coming from her pointed wand, the stone suddenly wasn't a stone anymore. And like a literal fish out of water, the new scaly thing began thrashing about right under the fat Acromantula's nose, sufficiently distracting it.

Here was her chance! Alice turned and bolted as fast as she could with her elderly knees. Ravine... it was so close....